It then passes through a string of small rural towns, such as Evergreen and Cottonport, connecting the US 71 and LA 1 corridors in Avoyelles Parish.

It heads northeast as an undivided two-lane highway, and the surroundings quickly change from residential to rural farmland.

Just beyond the city limits, the route zigzags onto a parallel road running east of Tate Cove and crosses back into St. Landry Parish about five miles (8.0 km) later.

Immediately across the parish line, LA 29 passes through a diamond interchange with I-49 at exit 40, connecting with Opelousas and Alexandria.

Upon entering Bunkie, LA 29 follows Pershing Avenue to the center of town and a junction with US 71 (Southwest Main Street).

The combined route then branches eastward onto Evergreen Street and passes the local hospital and high school complexes on the way out of Bunkie.

Traveling along Front Street through the town of Cottonport, LA 29 takes on the character of a scenic route as it hugs a sharp bend in Bayou Rouge.

The first two are short sections south of Chataignier and Bunkie that are part of the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Byway and Northup Trail, respectively.

With the 1955 renumbering, the state highway department initially categorized all routes into three classes: "A" (primary), "B" (secondary), and "C" (farm-to-market).

[22][23][b] La DOTD is currently engaged in a program that aims to transfer about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of state-owned roadways to local governments over the next several years.

[24] Under this plan of "right-sizing" the state highway system, the portion of LA 29 between Cottonport and Long Bridge is proposed for deletion as it no longer meets a significant interurban travel function.

It is a short connector between the travel lanes of the concurrent US 167/LA 10, which follows the one-way pair of Main and LaSalle Streets through town.

[26] Its existence dates back to around 1982, when the one-way pair was put into effect, giving US 167/LA 10 a four-lane corridor through Ville Platte.